The Role of Membrane Lipids in the Formation and Function of Caveolae
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Molecular Biology
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Caveolae are plasma membrane invaginations with a distinct lipid composition. Membrane lipids cooperate with the structural components of caveolae to generate a metastable surface domain. Recent studies have provided insights into the structure of essential caveolar components and how lipids are crucial for the formation, dynamics, and disassembly of caveolae. They also suggest new models for how caveolins, major structural components of caveolae, insert into membranes and interact with lipids.
Lipid organization by the Caveolin-1 complex.
Liebl K, Voth G Biophys J. 2024; 123(21):3688-3697.
PMID: 39306671 PMC: 11560304. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2024.09.018.
Caveolin assemblies displace one bilayer leaflet to organize and bend membranes.
Doktorova M, Daum S, Ebenhan J, Neudorf S, Han B, Sharma S bioRxiv. 2024; .
PMID: 39257813 PMC: 11383982. DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.28.610209.
Lipid Organization by the Caveolin-1 Complex.
Liebl K, Voth G bioRxiv. 2024; .
PMID: 39026816 PMC: 11257593. DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.10.602986.
Scaffolds and the scaffolding domain: an alternative paradigm for caveolin-1 signaling.
Lim J, Bernatchez P, Nabi I Biochem Soc Trans. 2024; 52(2):947-959.
PMID: 38526159 PMC: 11088920. DOI: 10.1042/BST20231570.
Editorial: The role of pericytes in physiology and pathophysiology.
Sandow S, Wilson S, Leo M Front Physiol. 2023; 14:1306031.
PMID: 37929215 PMC: 10625401. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1306031.